Be kind
O Bright Dipa
Light up my dark world too
I want to celebrate with you
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It could have been me who survived
The Mongol onslaught;
Believe you me I do not remember
That bloody event,
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The past has a beginning but no end,
Without it, there is no present and no future,
No memories and no existence;
It is our experience of time
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For very long,
There is a doubt that has lingered in my mind;
Could I have ever been someone other than I am,
If so what could I have been if not on fire
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‘Frightened of me, you say! Why?
I have no intentions to harm you.
You have come to see me at my invitation,
Enjoy your stay with me.'
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To the place in the East
Where the Sun arises, I shall proceed,
I should know how he does that,
I already know why -
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Her gazelle eyes,
Lowered,
Are as thoughtful as
The darkest of nights,
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He should have picked up the sticks
Strewn on the muddy floor,
Now they are no longer his,
A lifetime has gone by
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She said receiving me at her doorsteps,
‘You were to reach here two days ago where did you hide? '
She was grossly mistaken.
I left Delhi only last evening
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